12 ideas
5300 | Philosophers have interpreted the world, but the point is to change it [Marx] |
10838 | To explain a concept, we need its purpose, not just its rules of usage [Dummett] |
5297 | Whether human thinking can be 'true' must be decided in practice, not theory [Marx] |
10837 | It is part of the concept of truth that we aim at making true statements [Dummett] |
10840 | We must be able to specify truths in a precise language, like winning moves in a game [Dummett] |
19171 | Tarski's truth is like rules for winning games, without saying what 'winning' means [Dummett, by Davidson] |
22598 | The authentic self exists at the level of class, rather than the individual [Marx, by Dunt] |
10839 | You can't infer a dog's abstract concepts from its behaviour [Dummett] |
7861 | Libet says the processes initiated in the cortex can still be consciously changed [Libet, by Papineau] |
6660 | Libet found conscious choice 0.2 secs before movement, well after unconscious 'readiness potential' [Libet, by Lowe] |
5298 | The human essence is not found in individuals but in social relations [Marx] |
5299 | Religious feeling is social in origin [Marx] |